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Senior congressional aide concerned about 9-11 style attack in US over Israel support

“Ending Hamas is beneficial to American national security, but at what cost?”

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

Citing media reports of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a senior U.S. congressional aide says there is concern about a 9/11-style reprisal for U.S. support of Israel.

Speaking to The Telegraph, the aide said the price tag for U.S. support for Israel could be attacks against Americans in their own country.

He said, “Ending Hamas is beneficial to American national security, but at what cost? If we continue to see this humanitarian crisis exacerbate, it will further damage America’s standing globally.”

“Ultimately, we don’t want to see another 9/11,” the source added.

Although he credited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for “fighting a valiant and fair and worthy fight,” he said he believed that if the conflict continues and the plight of Gazan civilians worsens, the situation could cause instability in the Middle East and other regions.

The aide’s remarks come amid scathing international media criticism of Israel, with photographs depicting scenes of hunger and desperation.

Although The New York Times admitted that the image of an apparently famished child it published on the front page of the newspaper was actually a toddler with cystic fibrosis, the narrative of famine in Gaza persists.

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Israel insists that it is not practicing intentional starvation of civilians as a war tactic and has sent airlifts of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Israel on Thursday to address the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.

The White House said Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will travel to Gaza on Friday to observe food distribution operations.

According to the Israeli military, Palestinians surrounded aid trucks during recent deliveries.

Soldiers fired warning shots into the air to disperse the crowd, though the military said it was not aware of any injuries caused by Israeli fire.

The White House said the inspections aim to ensure that aid is reaching civilians and to assess what additional steps may be needed to improve food access in Gaza.